: one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
barbered; barbering
ˈbär-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to perform the services of a barber for : trim or groom the hair or beard of
: to perform the services of a barber
Examples of barber in a Sentence
Noun
He goes to a barber downtown.
went to the barber to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Over time, whites grew increasingly uneasy about submitting to Black barbers wielding sharp instruments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Bills’ barbering operation grew with coiffeur Jesse Ciffa coming aboard in 2019.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In one space, parents receive facials from their daughters, in another young boys learn to be barbers and cut the hair of their fathers.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2025
Over time, whites grew increasingly uneasy about submitting to Black barbers wielding sharp instruments.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Verb
Craig has been teaching barbering for years through an apprenticeship program and is confident that the new model will provide his customers with good service.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Bills’ barbering operation grew with coiffeur Jesse Ciffa coming aboard in 2019.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Barber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barber. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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